PGR_NTX Patriot Guard Final Itinerary - Fisher House Memorial Donation Mission - October 16, 2009

Wed Oct 14 05:11:43 CDT 2009

FINAL ITINERARY

Name 

Fisher House Memorial Donation Mission

Photo: 

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Lt. Colonel Kruger      Sgt. Brown

Ride Captain: 

Steve "Badger" Lucas; (940) 206-4196; pgrlucas at charter.net

Mission: 

The North Texas Patriot Guard Riders have been asked to participate in a
ceremony at the Fisher House, located at the Veterans Administration
hospital in Dallas.  (If you are unfamiliar with the purpose of Fisher
Houses please visit http://www.northtexas.va.gov/fisher_house.asp, or
www.fisherhouse.org.)  First, we will be present to witness the donation of
private funds to the Dallas Fisher House in the name of Army Lt. Colonel
Eric John Kruger, who was killed in action by a roadside bomb in Iraq on
November 2, 2006.  Lt. Colonel Kruger was from Garland, TX and is buried at
Arlington National Cemetery, where he was also a member of the Old Guard.

Second we are there to pay our respects and to honor the memory of not only
Lt. Colonel Kruger but also Army Sergeant Jeffery Scott Brown.  Sergeant
Brown was killed in Iraq on August 10, 2006 in the Anbar Province west of
Baghdad.  Sergeant Brown was the Crew Chief aboard a UH-60 air ambulance
helicopter.  Sergeant Brown's father is a Vietnam veteran and his brother
was a Crew Chief aboard an Apache helicopter.  His widow, Ashley, lives in
Carrollton.

Due to these American Patriots and Heroes not being brought to our area at
the time of their passing the North Texas Patriot Guard Riders were unable
to pay our respects to them and their families in person at that time.
Family members of both men will be present at the ceremony and we will pay
our respects in our customary manner of plaques and coins during this
mission.

PART 1: 

Donation and Dedication Ceremony; Friday, October 16, 2009, 11:00AM, Fisher
House - Dallas Veteran's Administration Hospital

Mission Date: 

10/16/2009

Staging Time: 

10:00 AM

Briefing Time: 

10:15 AM

In Place Time Or KSU: 

10:30 AM

Details Of Part 1: 

Fisher House
on the grounds of:

Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital
4500 S. Lancaster
Dallas, TX 75216
(214) 857-4401

Note - The Fisher House is located near the rear of the VA Hospital property
under the water tower and is bordered on one side by a vacant lot.  If not
familiar with the VA property, easiest access for some might be from
Veteran's Drive or from the entrance to the complex off of Lancaster
opposite Atlas Drive and coming around the south end of the complex.  There
are signs within the complex directing traffic to Fisher House.

We will set up flags at Fisher House and attend the ceremony.  At the
appropriate time we will present our condolences to the families on behalf
of the North Texas PGR.

Map To Staging Area: 

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Dallas
<http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Dallas&state=tx&address=4500+S+Lancaster#
a/maps/l::4500+S+Lancaster+Rd:Dallas:TX:75216-7167:US:32.69418:-96.792969:ad
dress:Dallas+County:1/m:hyb:12:32.69418:-96.792969:0:::::1:1:1::/io:0:::::f:
EN:M:/e>
&state=tx&address=4500+S+Lancaster#a/maps/l::4500+S+Lancaster+Rd:Dallas:TX:7
5216-7167:US:32.69418:-96.792969:address:Dallas+County:1/m:hyb:12:32.69418:-
96.792969:0:::::1:1:1::/io:0:::::f:EN:M:/e

Water Truck: 

The flag/water truck WILL be there.

Weather Forecast: 

Forecast is for clear skies with a high temperature of 72 degrees.

Comments: 

Iron horses if you can, cages are always welcome and appreciated.

Please remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent, and with honor
and respect for these soldiers and their families.

We realize that there is at least one other mission on this day but we hope
that any riders who will be unable to attend another mission will keep this
one in mind.

Respectfully Submitted By: 

Steve Lucas

Chief Ride Captain

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